1st Edition

Nutritional Aspects Of Aging Volume 2

By Linda H. Chen Copyright 1986
258 Pages
by CRC Press

257 Pages
by CRC Press

In the first section of Volume 2, toxicological factors affecting nutritional status are discussed. Medications and alcohol may affect nutritional status. Section 2 provides a discussion of nutrition-related diseases which occur more frequently among the elderly. Cardiovascular diseases including coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease are the leading causes of death in the U.S. The... Read more
Part 1: Toxicological Factors Affecting Nutritional Status 1. Drugs 2. Alcohol. Part 2: Nutrtional Basis For Diseases In Aging 3. Cardiovascular Diseases 3. Cancer 4. Diabetes Mellitus 5. Osteoporosis 6.Peridontal Diseases 7.Hypertension 8. Diverticular Disease 9. Nutritional Anemias: Ion, Folacin, Vitamin B12

Biography

Chen, Linda H.